Patients Can Soon Get Weight Loss Drugs Direct From Lilly.

Eli Lilly & Co. has launched a new digital health-care platform called LillyDirect, which allows patients to purchase weight-loss drugs directly from the company. This move puts Lilly in competition with startups like Ro and Noom, who have made GLP-1 medications easily accessible online. LillyDirect will connect patients with doctors who can prescribe medications for obesity, diabetes, and migraines, and will also offer home delivery of certain drugs through third-party pharmacies. The company claims that purchasing directly from them may save patients money on drugs that are often not covered by insurance. However, it is important to note that the weight-loss drugs offered by Lilly are only approved for use in people with type 2 diabetes or obesity, and the company expressed concerns about off-label use and counterfeit versions of their medicines. [Extracted from the article]